Police searching for armed gunmen who robbed Euphorium Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 22, 2022 – Shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, five masked gunmen robbed Euphorium Lynnwood, a marijuana shop located at 20925 Cypress Way in unincorporated Lynnwood. The suspect vehicle fled from the scene and was pursued by Lynnwood Police into the Green Lake area of Seattle where the suspects fled on foot. Seattle, […]
Lynnwood approves police body-worn camera fees and $70,000 in chamber upgrades
LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 12, 2022 – Lynnwood City Council approved fees for record disclosure of police body-worn camera footage, amended its municipal code relating to business licenses, and approved up to $70,000 in ARPA funds toward Council Chambers upgrades in Monday’s Business Meeting on April 12. After a brief public comment section, Councilwoman Shannon Sessions […]
Jim Nelson approved as Lynnwood’s new Chief of Police
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Almost 30 years ago, Jim Nelson never thought he’d be in this position. Sitting in a room full of hundreds of applicants, Lynnwood Police Department’s new Chief of Police never thought he’d be one of a handful of people accepted into the local police academies. “I remember looking around […]
Jim Nelson to serve as interim Lynnwood Chief of Police
By City of Lynnwood | Press Release Editors Note: The vote to approve Nelson by the Lynnwood City Council is scheduled for the August 10 Business Meeting. Mayor Nicola Smith has selected Deputy Chief Jim Nelson to serve as Lynnwood’s next Chief of Police after the retirement of Chief Tom Davis at the end of […]
Edmonds School Board cuts ties with Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Mountlake Terrace police departments
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff School Resource Officers will no longer be on campus in three Edmonds School District high schools, with the decision for the continuation of police presence in an additional high school tabled to later this summer. The Edmonds School Board voted unanimously 5-0 to discontinue the Edmonds School District’s […]
City Council celebrates Lynnwood’s Sister City Program, holds the Annual Police Awards, and approves 2020 Salary Ordinance.
By Erin Freeman At its February 24th Business Meeting, the Lynnwood City Council listened to Lynnwood High School’s trip highlights after visiting sister city Damyang, South Korea in September of 2019. Before the students spoke, Mayor Nicola Smith read a letter she received from Mayer Choi Hyung-Sik of Damyang, expressing thanks and interest in staying […]
San José police seek help in human trafficking case involving Seattle man
SAN JOSE, Cali.—San José Special Operations M.E.R.G.E. Unit, METRO Unit, and VCET Unit, arrested Rashan Fellows, 42, of Seattle, on Monday, July 8, on suspicion of commercial sex trafficking. San José police are seeking public’s help with their case. On June 1, 2024, Detectives with the San José Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) began […]
Lynnwood men arrested in three-week drive-by-shooting spree
EDMONDS—Edmonds Police have arrested two adults and are seeking a third after a three-week spree of incidents including a drive-by-shooting along Olympic View Drive. On June 27, those subjects were booked into the Snohomish County Jail for Drive-by Shooting while detectives continued their investigation into others who may be involved. Arrested were a 37-year-old male […]
Project Girl hosts second annual Juneteenth celebration in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 19, 2024—Project Girl hosted its second annual Juneteenth celebration at Cedar Valley Community School in Lynnwood on Wednesday, June 19, to commemorate the day the last remaining people in the United States were freed from the evil of slavery and servitude. The event held approximately 60 vendors, food trucks, live music by […]
Lynnwood woman believes her car and dog thieves were acting out TikTok challenge
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood woman Lianne Almughirah was devastated when her mother’s vehicle, with her dog Sounder inside, were stolen from an Alderwood parking lot last week. Now she’s offering a $100 reward to anyone who can prove her suspicion that the auto theft was part of a larger social media challenge circulating around TikTok. Almughirah’s mother, who […]
